**Author details**

Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar1,2,3,4

1 Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

2 Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), UiTM, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

3 Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, UiTM, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

4 UiTM Johor Branch, Segamat Campus, Malaysia

\*Address all correspondence to: ansbakar@uitm.edu.my

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